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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-60

The services listed in numbers 2 to 5 of Table 5 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 5 of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 2 European Certifi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment arrangements

Article L2391-6

The provisions of article L. 2191-6 apply.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and mandate

Article D8121-6

The National Labour Inspection Council is made up of : 1° A serving or honorary Conseiller d'Etat appointed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat ; 2° A member of the Court of Cassation with at…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of homeopathic medicines.

Article R5141-64

The application for registration must be accompanied by a dossier containing : 1° The scientific name, or other name appearing in a pharmacopoeia, of the homeopathic stock or stocks, mentioning the va…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-6

The appropriations are voted by chapter and, if the Metropolitan Council so decides, by article. In both these cases, the Metropolitan Council may, however, specify that certain appropriations are spe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with measures taken for the automatic enforcement of a removal order

Article L824-5

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment for a foreign national placed under house arrest pursuant to 6° or 7° of article L. 731-3 or articles L. 731-4 or L. 731-5 to fail to comply with the obliga…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-24

The execution of a European arrest warrant may be refused:1° If, for the acts which are the subject of the arrest warrant, the person sought is being prosecuted before the French courts or if the Fren…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-56-1

In the event that other patent applications have been filed relating to the same invention as that which is the subject of the French patent application, the National Institute of Industrial Property…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-5

In order to finance the professional retraining projects mentioned in 4° of the I of article L. 4163-7, the body mentioned in 1° of article R. 4163-1 pays France Compétences an allocation, the amount…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from weekly working hours

Article D5132-43-5

Derogation from the weekly working time for the holder of a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 in the integration workshops and sites may be granted by the Prefect after…

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